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John Desmond Clark
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Historical Monuments Commission of Rhodesia
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Heywood W. Seton-Karr
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University of California African Expedition
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Charles Lewis Camp
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South African Museum
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Glynn Llywelyn Isaac
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South African Museum
480
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John Desmond Clark
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University Appropriation
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Historical Monuments Commission of Rhodesia
128
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Rhodes-Livingstone Museum
69
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Heywood W. Seton-Karr
47
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J. H. Power
46
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Charles M. Keller
38
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Paleontology Department (UC Berkeley)
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University of Cambridge
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Acc.1898
128
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Acc.1812
69
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Acc.2109
67
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Acc.2780
50
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Acc.51
47
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Acc.1495
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Piedmont Avenue, UC Berkeley campus, Alameda County
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S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023)
355
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S2005-2006 #2: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–unknown)
52
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S2023-2024 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)
48
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S1996-1997 #10: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/John Desmond Clark (March 14, 1997–April 9, 2007)
42
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S1988-1989 #14: Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology /Nicholas Toth (October 1, 1988–July 11, 1989)
36
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S1987-1988 #14: Indiana University (August 24, 1987–September 30, 1988)
34
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S1971-1972 #128: Department of Anthropology (CSU Stanislaus) (April 18, 1972–April 17, 1973)
4
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S1963-1964 #57: University of California, Davis (February 5, 1964–May 12, 1964)
2
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S1965-1966 #68: Education Department (UC Berkeley) (March 3, 1966–March 8, 1966)
2
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S1966-1967 #74: Education Department (UC Berkeley) (February 22, 1967–February 28, 1967)
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